Act 2 Scene 5: "Cavern of the Crown of Souls" (Game Thread)

[TristenC]

Karl comes down the chute like a metal boulder, clanking and clattering against the walls. With the others at the bottom helping he manages not to end up in a dented heap. One by one the rest of the group comes down in a similar fashion, with varying degrees of success.

Elsa, Pytor, Adrestia and Artanis watch the skeletons warily with their weapons out.

Merrick moves over to Jerry. You know, this whole 'Undead Slayer' thing has come in pretty handy of late. I might ask you to let me dig into that a bit more later. he murmurs quietly to her.

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Current positioning you could probably get 2 attackers per round on the skels on the end or in the corners after. once the edges are done you can probably get 3 to a skel so pretty good chances to destroy them each in one round

[Chris1234]

Jerry flashes Merrick a smile, "I'd like that. Planty for you to dig into." She returns his gaze, eye to eye, they have something special.

She's estatic at the probability of eradicating the whole bunch of bony unholiness and speedily shares her wisdom on the matter; [OOC: re GM's last sentence above.] "But we need to get a move on."

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OOC: GM - want to start a counter?
And, just checking, would Jerry approaching to melee range break turning for skeletons that she isn't attacking? (I think it could in Hackmaster)

[Jerrard]

"Well, that was less dignified than I was hoping for." Karl flushes a deep crimson, trying to hide his embarrassment as he taps his mace in his hand, "I am happy to help send these back to where they came." Working with the others he moves towards them. "I trust Lady Mira is down here and safe?"

[Jenara]

"Opposite ends?" Mira whispers with a chuckle that is only evident to Jerry as her chest rests against her. "He seems better than most." The chuckle becomes a full body shake as Karl falls over, "I'll leave them to you." she releases Jerry and slips behind Elsa and kisses her neck.

[Nocturno]

They call me Pyros Heavyhand!"
Pyros goes to attack with His non-studded club.
Clubbin': [1d20]=16 [1d6]=5

[TristenC]

[Chris: yeah i think if the person turning them started wading into melee it would break the 'turn' effect]

Pyros hobbles up to one of the skeletons on the end. With a big wind up he brings his club around and clobbers the undead with an impressive swing. An uncomfortable jabbing sensation stabs into his wrist as his thorny bracelet pulses and flexes tighter around his wrist. A strange sensation flows into him from the thorny protrusions, almost like a sugar-rush or caffinee high! Some of his smaller wounds begin to close and the Kender feels a tingling sensation in his withered leg...

[any pc wanting to do some skel-bashing give 3 rounds of attacks for now and i'll work in the npcs helping as well]
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Pyros bashes at sg8 (AC 3) with his club
Thac0 18 vs AC 3: Need 15+
[1d20] = 16, hit! (Barely)
for [1d6] = 5
sg8 is Destroyed!
Pyros' bracelet activates!
Pyros is Healed for 2 hps!!!
[15/17 Hps]

[Nocturno]

Clubbin': [1d20]=18 [1d6]=1
Clubbin': [1d20]=12 [1d6]=2

[Jerrard]

Mace Thaco 13 [1d20]=18 [1d6+1]=2+1=3
Mace Thaco 13 [1d20]=3 [1d6+1]=1+1=2
Mace Thaco 13 [1d20]=12 [1d6+1]=1+1=2

[Chris1234]

Unable to join the attack without breaking her Turning, Jerry readies her mace just in case.

[Jenara]

"Don't worry, you can guard the Bard " Mira suggests to Jerry as she sees her look

[Chris1234]

"I'll keep her snug as a bug in a rug," replies Jerry, recalling a saying from when she was tiny.

[TristenC]

Elsa moves up beside Pyros and Adrestia covers his other side. Artanis draws both of his longswords and moves to stand with the knight. Together the five begin a hail of blows that clatter and ring dully against rusted platemail and bone. After a few minutes only

[sg4 and sg5 are the only ones that remain at this point, so whoever wants to take a stab at them lets get a last round of rolls]
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Karl thac0 13 vs ac 3: need 10+ to hit
Art Thac0 15/16 vs AC 3: need 12/13+ to hit
start with sg1

Pyros Thac0 18 vs AC 3: Need 15+
Elsa Thac0 18 vs AC 3: Need 15+
Adrastia Thac0 13 vs AC 3: Need10+
start with sg7

R1:
Karl hit sg1 for 3 dmg
Art miss sg1 Right hand
Art Hit sg1 Left hand for 3 (halved) = 2 dmg
sg1 is destroyed

Pyros hit sg7 for 1 dmg
Elsa miss sg7
Adrastia miss sg7
sg7 r1 vs Pyros [1d20]=7,[1d6]=5, miss!

R2:
Karl miss sg2
Art Hit sg2 Left hand for 8 (halved) = 4 dmg
Art Hit sg2 Left hand for 2 (halved) = 1 dmg
sg2 is destroyed

Pyros miss sg7
Elsa hit sg7 for 6 dmg
sg7 is destroyed
Adrastia miss sg6

R3:
Karl hit sg3 for 2 dmg
Art hit sg3 Right hand for 9 (halved) = 5 dmg
sg3 is destroyed

Adrastia miss sg6
Elsa hit sg6 for 4 dmg
sg6 is destroyed


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Art
Art 3 rnds [1d20]=3,[1d20]=15,[1d20]=16,[1d20]=16,[1d20]=16,[1d20]=4
Art 3 rnds dmg [1d8]=3,[1d8+1]=7+1=8,[1d8]=2,[1d8+1]=8+1=9,

Elsa
Elsa 3x [1d20]=10,[1d20]=17,[1d20]=18,[1d6+1]=3+1=4,[1d6+1]=5+1=6,[1d6+1]=3+1=4

Adrastia
Adrastia [1d20]=8,[1d20]=5,[1d20]=6,[1d20]=8,[1d6+4]=3+4=7,[1d6+4]=2+4=6

[Chris1234]

Jerry gives a small swing of her mace with every skeleton that gets despatched.

[Jenara]

"You really don't like the undead do you? They didn't really exist in my world. Every now and then you hear of a mad mage who raised a bunch of skeletons to do his bidding. But no vampires or werewolves."

[Jerrard]

Carl swings his mace once more, the weapon barely managing to damage it

Mace Thaco 13 [1d20]=9 [1d6+1]=1+1=2